Soft collar



Patented July 17, 1928. I

4 UNITED STATES eaonen 'r. SWEETSER, or nnonxvrrm, NEWYORKQ soar coL Aa application filed, Am 1, 1927. Serial no. 209,790.

This invention is an improvementin fold or turn down collars, and more particularly in collars of the soft'type, attached or detached. I

6 In the usual construction of the soft, fold or turn down collar, the collar is held at the front by means of integral tabs at the end of the neck band or inner fold, the said tabs connecting with a collar button on the shirt.

10 There is nothing to hold the outer'or display fold of the collar at the front, and the ends-of said fold tend to spring away from theinner fold, thus presenting an unsightly appearanceiatithe front of the collar.

It has been sought toremedy this condition by providing means on, the outer-fold of the collar, or in connection therewith, in the form of auxiliary tabs, having button holes for engaging-the collar button, outside of the integral tabsat'the ends of the neck band. 7

- WVith'this arrangement there are six laps of material on the collar button, namely, the two flaps of the shirt, and four tabs on the collar. With the usual collar. button, there is overcrowding of the shank, and it is somewhat difiicult to button the last tabs,vunless a-Ycollar button with a lengthened shank is provided, and such form of button is undesirable.

Attempts have also been made to remedy this condition, by providing loops on the; outer fold, through which the usual button holed ends of theinner foldsare passed, be fore being buttoned to the collar button.

Such a construction necessitates that the loop be connected tothe outer. fold as close to the end as possible, in order that the button hole tabs maybe withdrawn from the loop when the'collar is laundered. When of the collar, a portion of each loop will appear above the tie and cannotibehidden thereby. i

ed through the loops before: it connected with the collar. I V

One of the primary objects of thepresent invention is the, provisionfof a'form of collar, wherein a single attaching means isprm .in the usual manner;

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the top of the loop is connectedat .the endfree endof the tab will If said upper'jconnection is spaced away from the collar, the inner fold must be d'e-' vided at each end of thecollar for simu-l- I taneously connecting the two folds to the collar-button, and wherein the said means is permanently connected with one fold of the collar and detachably connected with the 1,677,504 I PATENT OFFICE;

other fold, and is the sole connection of the collar end. 1.

Another object is the provision of a collar of the character specified, in which the'di vergence from the usual construction and theusual appearance is as little as possible, while attaining the end sought inv theclose holding of the two folds at the front:

A further object isftheprovision of a con struction .of the character specified, wherein the cost of the collar is not increased to any material extent, and which may be laundered In thedrawings forming apart hereof; Fig..j1 is a Y erspective viewlooking from above and t e rear ofan embodiment of the invention, I I

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the "collar unfolded.

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and-7 are plan views of parts of unfolded? collars showing alternate ar- 1 8 is' a section on the of In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 inclusive, the improved collar, which, is of the soft construction, comprises an innerfold or. neck band portion 1,

and anouter fold or display portion 2 connected 1n. theusuajl manner. In the-present instance, the: inner fold If is provided at each end and on its inner face with a tab 3 of the same material as the collar, provided with one or morebutton holes and conshown at 5, to insure a firm anchorage of the tab to the fold, and the tab is so placed with respect to the band, that when the collar is folded and positioned around the neck of the wearer, the tabs at each end of the band will end-and on as inner face with a "loop 6,

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formed from a piece of material like that of the collar, and arranged with its long axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the tab, and ina position to register with the tab when the collar is folded.

The loops are so arranged that when the collar is folded the free end of the ad.-

jacent tab may be passed tln-migh the loop,

as shown in Fig. 1, thus to connect the inner fold to the outer fold and to the collar button, by a single connecting means, that is, the tab. The folds may be multiply as shown in Fi 3, or of any usual construction, and when multiply the loops and the tabs are connected with inner plies of the respective folds, so that no stitching appears upon the outer faces of thefolds.

It will be noticed, referring especially to Fig. 2, that the integral tabs at the end of' the neck band, which in the usual construction engage the collar button, are omitted in the present construction- The ends of the neck band or inner fold extend slightly benected with the ends of the inner fold 8, i

in the manner just described, and they are adapted to passthrough loops9 on the outer fold 10, thereby to provide a common connection for the two folds with the collar button. However, a portion 11 of the usual tab for connection with the collar button is left, to provide an additional lap at the ends of the inner fold or neck band. This tab portion ll'may be omitted, as in Fig. 1,-01' retained as in the remaining figures, as may be desired, but it has no function other than to provide a suflicient lap at the ends of the neck band.

In Fig. 5, the loop 12 is co-nnected'to the outer fold 13, and the inner fold 14:- is provided with an eyelet'or button hole 15', in a position such that when the collar is folded, the free end of the tab maybe passed through the eyelet or buttonhole and-connected with the collar but ton, thereby: to provide a single means to connectboth folds at each end to the collar button. The tab is like the tab 3,-and similarly connected;

In Fig, 6, the tab .16 is connected to the outer fold 1:7, ,andthe lo'op18' is arranged on the inner fold 19; These parts or elements are so positioned that when the collar is folded, the tab may be passed through the loop, to provide a singleconnecting means fOPbOth folds at the end of the collar. In

Fig. 7 the tabZOgis connected with" the inner fold 21 and the outer fold- 22 is provided'in the inner ply, with a. pair of parallel, laterally spaced button holes 23, which provide between them a loop beneath which the free end of the tab may be passed.

In each construction the tabs and the loops are so connected to' the folds, that no stitching appearson the display face of the collar, and in Fig: 7 the button holes are in the inner ply-so that they do not show on the outer ordisplay face of the collar. InFig. 5 the button hole is on the inner fold, so that it'is hid-den when the collar is in use. In none of the constructions does the collar, when in place, difl'erinappear'ance. from the usual" collar, except that a slight difference occurs at the connection of the tabs with the collar button. In use, however", this connection is hidden by thefltie, so that the collar,outwardly,-is precisely the same as the usual collar. The provision of two button holes in tlie tab, the button holes in ali-n'e ment, enables a" degree of adjustment in conneetingthe-collar. I l

It will be apparent that in each construction' single means is provided for simultaneouslyconnecting both folds of the collar to a collar button at each end of the collar, thus enabling the use of the ordinary collar button without any bulkiness at the connection of the collar therewith,- and a collar is providedwhich may be laundered in the usual manner. l r

Were the usual holding tabs left place, they would over the collar button, between the shirt andthe attaching tabs. For this reason a portion or all-of the usual tabs is omitted, so that there is no obstruction to theeng'agement of the attaching tabs with the collar button. j i

It will be apparent from' the drawing and the description, thatthe improved collar has sil'igle'attaching' means at eachiend of the same of :a character such that both folds of the collar are connected to the button,

and that he 'endsof he inner fold are so shaped as tolap i above the collar button,

while leaving the buttonitself exposedfor the attachment of the tabs.

The ends oft-he neck-band are'imperforate,

the neck band being; provided with only one button hole for engaging the rearof the shirt. ,The single connecting tab at each end is positioned on the fold towhich' it is connected at its attached end, in sp'acedrelation to the end of the fold, and is-of a' length to position the button ho'le with which it is provided beyond the end 7 of the fold.

Ifdesired, both ends of the neckfband foldmay be arranged as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. That is they may; have the relatively narrow integral tabs '11 to provide a lap of the inner fold'above the collar button.

One oil? the integral tabs'may be omitted if desired, the other providi gsuflicient lap, or both may be omitted, since the ends of the neck-band are shaped as'shown in Fig. 1, to provide some lap above the collar button.

I claim a y 1. A turn down collar comprising a neckband and an attached-outer fold, one of said members having relatively narrow tabs at its opposite ends, each tab having a button hole, and means on the other member coopcrating with each tab for connecting the said members, said tabs constituting the sole connecting means for attaching the end; of the collar to a collar button.

2. A collar having inner and outer folds, one of said folds having relatively narrow tabs at its opposite ends, each tab having a button hole, and means on the other fold cooperating with the adjacent tab for connecting said members together'and to the collar button, the ends of the neck band or inner fold being cut away in register with the button hole of the tabs to expose the collar button to enable direct connection of the tabs therewith when the collar is in place.v

3. A collar having inner and outer folds,

imperforate tuck in tabs at the ends of the inner fold, the inner fold also havingopenings adjacent the, ends thereof, tabs secured to the outer fold near the ends thereof and adapted to pass through said openings in the inner fold, and means on said latter tabs to secure the collar to the neck-band of a garment.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 28 day of July A. D., 1927.

GEORGE T. SWEETSERV 

